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16 Terms
King Cotton
A term symbolizing the South's economic dependence on cotton and its influence over U.S. and global markets.
Yeoman Farmer
An independent farmer who owned and worked their own land, often without slaves.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
An influential 1852 novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that exposed the cruelty of slavery and fueled abolitionist movements.
Free Blacks
African Americans who were legally free, though they faced discrimination and limited rights, especially in the South.
Frederick Douglass
A former enslaved person and prominent abolitionist, writer, and orator advocating for freedom and equality.
The Liberator
An anti-slavery newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison that promoted abolitionist ideas.
Abolitionism
The movement dedicated to ending slavery in the United States and advocating for equal rights for African Americans.
William Lloyd Garrison
An outspoken abolitionist and publisher of The Liberator, advocating for the immediate end of slavery.
Nat Turner
Leader of an 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia that intensified national debates on slavery.
Manumission
The act of an owner freeing their enslaved people, common in certain states before the Civil War.
Industrial Revolution
A period of rapid industrial growth beginning in the late 18th century that transformed economies and societies.
Gang Labor System
A method of organizing slave labor on plantations, where groups worked under an overseer’s close supervision.
Denmark Vesey's Conspiracy
A planned slave uprising in 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina, that was discovered before it could be carried out.
Defense of Slavery
Arguments used by pro-slavery advocates to justify and preserve the institution of slavery.
Harriet Tubman
An escaped slave who became a key conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading many enslaved people to freedom.
Cotton Gin
A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly separated cotton fibers from seeds, revolutionizing cotton production and increasing demand for slave labor.